Conveyer.



J. J. PHILLIPS.

yGONVEYER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 24, 1914. 1.1 @@g. Patented Feb. 16, 1915. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb; ll, lltllli'i'.

Applieation led April 24, 1914. Serial No. 834,143.

T0 all 'whom t may concern:

Be it knownthat, JAMES J. FHILLIBS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brookhaven, in the county of Lincoln and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved Conveyer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rllheyobject of the invention is to provide a new and-improved conveyer more especially designed for carryin clay or similar materials from a receiving opper to a dry pan, and arranged to permit convenient regulation of the amount of the material to 'be delivered to the dry pan according to the condition of the material at the time.

lln order to accomplish the desired result use is made of a trough extending from a dry pan in a downward direction andterminating in a hopper, an endless carrier chain having its upper 4run entering the hopper and extending over the bottom thereof and that of the trough, the upper end of the conveyer chain extending over the said dry. pan so that the lay or other material is carried by the saidpchain from the hopper into the dry pan. Use is also made of a regulating gate inthe trough, to regulate the amount of material carried upward by the carrier chain, and use is also made of a Hexible guard arranged'between the bottom of the hopper and extending over the entering portion of the conveyer chain to prevent the clay contained in the hopper from passing out through the entrance opening in the hopper.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of a conveyer in position; Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section of the trough, the upper run of the conveyer chain and the regulating gate, the section being on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;' Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the conveyer chain with part shown in section; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same in position on the bottom of the trough, the latter being shown in section; Fig. 5 1s a sectional side elevation of the conveyer; and Fig. 6 is a plan View of the same.

The hopper A of the conveyer has its top arranged a short distance abovethe ground to permit of conveniently dumping cla or like materiall into the said hopper rom which the material 'is carried upward through an upwardly-inclined trough B by the use of a conveyer chain C, which latter finally delivers the material to a dry pan D of usual construction and set on the ground, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5. The conveyer is mounted on a suitable framework E, the lower portion of which extends into a cut formed in the ground so that the top of the hopper A is the desired distance above `framework E. The shaft F 3 is provided with a gear wheel G in meshwith a pinion G (see Figs. 5 and 6) attached to a shaft G2 j'urnaled in suitable bearings arranged on the framework E, and on the shaft G2 is `secured a gear wheel G?. in mesh with a pinion G4 secured von a shaft G5 journaled in bearings mounted on the framework E. On the shaft G5 is secured a pulley H connected by a belt H with a pulley H2 secured to a shaft Ha journaled in suitable overhead bearings attached to a support l arranged outside of the dry pan D, it being understood that the shaft H3 is located centrally above the dry pan D and is used for actuating the-usual operating devices of the dry pan D. It is understood that when the shaft H3 is rotated .a rotary motion is given by the pulleys H2, H and the belt H to the shaft G5, which by the gearing described rotates'the shaft F3 whereby the sprocket wheel F is'rotated in the direction of the arrow a to cause the upper-run of the conveyer chain to travel upward on the bottom B of the trough B.

lt is understood that the sprocket wheels F and F are so arranged that the upper run `the ground for the purpose previously mentloned, and the upper end of the trough B of the conveyer chain C enters the hopper A by way of an opening A at the bottom of the hbpper and thenv passes up over the bottom B of the trough B, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and v5. As the conveyer chain C passes through the hopper A it carries the clay or other material along and up through the trough B to finally drop the material into the dry pan D. ln order to prevent the clay from passing outy of the open` ing A", use is made of a guard J attached to the lower side of the hopper A and extendmg over the upper run of the conveyer chain C thus closing the opening A and preventing the clay from passing through the said opening. In practice, the guard J is prefer- 'ablymade of canvas or other suitable fabric material. Inorder to regulate the amount of clay or other material carried upward through the trough B, use is made of a gate K held vertically adjustable in guideways K attached to the sides of the trough B, 'as

the conveyer chain C, thus insuring a uniform delivery of the material to the dry pan D.

It is understood that bythe arrangement described the clay or like material can be readily dumped into the hopper A and delivered in the desired amount to the dry pan D to be further treated therein in the usual manner.' As heretofore practised, the clay was dumped directly in irregular quantities by the use of wheelbarrows into the drypan D, and as a consequence of this irregular feeding the mullers in the dry pan did not properly act on the damp and bulky mass dumped into the pan; besides the mullers worked with irregular speed to overcome the sudden increase in the resistance of the bulky mass. With the use of the conveyer described the feeding of the clay into the considerably increased over the old method.

Having thus described'my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by.Let ters Patent:

1. The combination with a receiver, and

the shaft for actuating'the operating devices of said receiver, of an inclined trough lhaving its upper end extending to the recelver, a hopper at the lower end of the trough, an endless conveyer having its upper run extending through the hopper and over the bottom of the trough and delivering at its upper end into the receiver, and means for operating the conveyer from the said shaft.

2. A conveyer for conveying clay and like material, comprising an inclined'trough, a receiver at the upper end of the trough, a hopper at the lower end of the trough, an

endless driven conveyer chain -having its upper run entering the hopper and extendl ing over the bottom thereof and that of the trough, the upper end of the said conveyer chain extending over the said receiver, and' an adjustable gate in the said trough to regulate the amount of the material carried upwardly by the carrier chain in the said trough.

' 3. A conveyer for conveyin material, comprising an inchgried trough, a receiver at the upper end of the trough, a hopper at the lower end of :the trough and having an opening at its bottom, an endless driven conveyer chain having its upper run entering the hopper through said opening and extending over the bottom thereof and that of the trough, the upper end of the said conveyer chain extending over the said receiver, and a flexible guard held in the said hopper and extending ove] the entrance portion of.' the upper run of the said conveyer chain, said guard closing the opening of the hopper and thereby preventing the material from passing through the same.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence o two subscribing witnesses.

' JAMES JASPER PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

Moxie SIMON, ELLA STRINGER.

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